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Artist: Neil Young
Canonical path: /neil-young/light-a-candle
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Light a Candle
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Light a Candle
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Instead of cursing the darkness,
Light a candle for where we're going,
There's something ahead, worth fighting for.
When the light of time is on us,
You will see our moment come,
And the living soul inside will carry on.
It's a chance to give new meaning to every move we make,
In the cavern, in the cave, where we come from.
When the light of dawn is on us,
We will see what we can be,
And the ancient ones can sleep an easy sleep
In the hallways of the ages, on the road to history,
What we do now will always be with us.
It's a chance to give new meaning to every move we make,
In the caverns, in the caves, where we come from.
Instead of cursing the darkness,
Light a candle for where we're going,
There's something ahead, worth looking for.
When the light of time is on us,
We will see our moment come,
And the living soul inside will carry on.
Light a candle in the darkness,
So others might see ahead,
Light a candle in the darkness, when you go.
Light a candle in the darkness,
So others might see ahead,
Light a candle in the darkness, when you go.
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